The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of Boko Haram informant, Mamuda Usman, popularly known as Bado in Asokoro, a highbrow area in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The informant, according to the Military High Command, runs errands for a suspected high-profile Boko Haram Commander in Kaduna, who is on the wanted list of security agencies.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, who disclosed this to journalists at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, also said that the military would not relent in rooting out all collaborators of terrorists in the country.
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The disclosure is coming less than 48 hours after the Department of State Service arrested a Kaduna-based Desert Herald publisher, Tukur Mamu, over alleged N2bn ransom racketeering.
Speaking at the briefing, Danmadami said, “The tactical surveillance troops arrested a Boko Haram informant named Mamuda Usman (aka Bado) in Asokoro, the Federal Capital Territory.
“It was revealed that the suspect ran errands for a suspected high profile Boko Haram Terrorist Commander in Kaduna, who is on the tracking list of security agencies.”
He noted that the arrested suspect is in custody for further interrogation, adding that on the same day, troops on clearance operations responded to a distress call on kidnapping incidents at Changal village in Mangu Local Government Area and Pinau village in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.